This photograph was published in "Tumult on the Mountain" by Roy Clarkson. The caption includes, "... built in 1850 on Spring Run, 6 mi. S. Petersburg, Grant County. Courtesy Bishoffs Studio & Camera Center"
Nan Wynn from Wheeling, West Virginia (1915-1971), sang and recorded with several big bands in the 1930s and appeared in movies in the 1940s. She also dubbed Rita Hayworth's singing voice in such movies as "Cover Girl". This photograph was autographed by Nan Wynn for George Barrick Jr. while she was appearing in Morgantown, West Virginia at the Warner Theater on High Street with Raymond Scott and His Orchestra, July 18, 1940. She left Scott's band, September 13, 1940 to pursue a solo career.
Robert F. Scott, Class of 1942, West Virginia University, from St. Albans, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1940
Description:
Robert Scott worked in the West Virginia University History Department after graduating in 1942, as a teaching assistant. He entered the army in 1943 and was commissioned a lieutenant, Company F, 271st Regiment, 69th Division. Scott was killed in action near Luxembourg, February 28, 1945 while leading an attack on a German held position.
